A median age of 55.6: Parnac is older than 95% of compared French towns
25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 11% in Parnac. The 2023 Census counted 509 residents in 260 households. In Parnac, 54% of households are headed by a retired person. At 0.8%, the share of flats is lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Indre median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Parnac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 87 second homes and occasional dwellings in Parnac, 22% of its 390 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Parnac’s residents are under 55.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 48 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 22%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
The figure for households without a car is 9.3% in Parnac and 11% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 12%. 2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 96% of compared French towns.
A −2% change since 2012: slower than 80% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, −4% to 2017 and +2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Indre.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.1% in Parnac, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Parnac 55.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 33% in Parnac and 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
39% of households are one person living alone, a share 64% of compared French towns don’t reach
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Indre median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2 people. On single-parent households, Parnac sits higher than 71% of compared French towns: 11%. As a reference point, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €22,520 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €22,520 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 94% of compared French towns: 3.9%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Parnac. Set beside that, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.9% of Parnac’s residents are immigrants
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
4.7% of residents are foreign nationals. That is higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Indre has 4.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Parnac: 50% of residents 15 and over are married, above 91% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The figure for single residents is 21% in Parnac and 25% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
13% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 99% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Where 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Parnac has 29%. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Parnac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnac | 55.6 | 33% | 22% | 6.9% |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 4,786 · 9.8 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 14.7 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Parnac
What is the population of Parnac?
509 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (522).
How old are Parnac’s residents?
The median age is 55.6, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Parnac?
87, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Parnac?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (4.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Parnac?
€22,520 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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